Cook Islands vs Guatemala
Guatemala is 454 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Guatemala about 454 times.
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Cook Islands is 0.0× the area of Guatemala. Put the other way, Guatemala is 454× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | Guatemala | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 108,889 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 18,687,881 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 172 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Guatemala City |
| Region | Polynesia | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Cook Islands sits at about 21°S and is stretched to 1.15× its true area; Guatemala at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Cook Islands bigger than Guatemala?
- No. Cook Islands is 454 times smaller than Guatemala. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Guatemala covers 108,889 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Guatemala?
- About 454 times: Guatemala has 454× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Guatemala look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cook Islands is drawn about 1.15× its true area there and Guatemala about 1.08×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Cook Islands or Guatemala?
- Guatemala: 18,687,881 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Guatemala 172 per km².